Zone 1. Here is the citadel of the city with an area of about 6.5 hectares. In the 3rd century the citadel had an area of about 4 hectares with rectangular towers and one gate. After its destruction in the 5th century at the beginning of the 6th century, a new fortress was built under Emperor Justinian the Great, without analogy in the ancient and medieval fortification. This fortress was restored in the beginning of the 9th century by Khan Omurtag and was the citadel of Drustar in the 9th-14th centuries, and later in Silistra in the 15th-18th centuries, as described by Evlia Chelebi. It was destroyed in 1810 during the Russian-Turkish War. The following buildings were investigated. 1. The palace of Khan Omurtag, which was used by the Bulgarian khans and kings by the end of the 10th century. 2. The palace bath, east of the palace, used for the purpose from the 9th to the end of the 10th century. Pagan temple / temple of God Tangra used in the first half of IX c. 4. The barracks of the Drustar garrison from the beginning of the 9th to the end of the 10th century. 5. The Cathedral Patriarcha Bishopric Church from the middle of the 9th to the beginning of the 10th century. 6. The Palace Bishopric, Patriarchal and Metropolitan Church on the Riverbank, used from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 14th c. 7. The Cathedral Patriarchal Church, used from the beginning of 10th till the end of the 11th century. 8. The Bishopric, Patriarchal and Metropolitan Residence, used from the middle of the 9th to the 14th c. 9. The harbor to the northern wall, used from the 10th to the 14th c.
The ancient city of Durostorum was the main fortress of the empire against the barbarians, then it became Drustar, the center of Medieval Bulgaria, and after the Baptism of Bulgarians was converted into the seat of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. During the Second Bulgarian Kingdom it was a metropolitan center.
It is located outside and is free to visit.
The Silistra Art Gallery is located at “Svoboda” Square, Silistra, Silistra Municipality, Silistra District, 429 km away from Sofia. There is a bus three times a day leaving from the Sofia Central Bus Station to Silistra, as well as a train three times a day from the Sofia Central Railway Station.
The Silistra Art Gallery is located at “Svoboda” Square, Silistra, Silistra Municipality, Silistra District, 429 km away from Sofia. There is a bus three times a day leaving from the Sofia Central Bus Station to Silistra, as well as a train three times a day from the Sofia Central Railway Station.
The Silistra Art Gallery is located at “Svoboda” Square, Silistra, Silistra Municipality, Silistra District, 429 km away from Sofia. There is a bus three times a day leaving from the Sofia Central Bus Station to Silistra, as well as a train three times a day from the Sofia Central Railway Station.